Current Issues in Human Rights and Global Justice

The first part of this course focuses on the dramatic changes in the creation and enforcement of international human rights law that have taken place since World War II. Notwithstanding serious challenges from a variety of sources, no government in the world publicly dissents from the acceptance of support for human rights. Students will examine the existing international human rights regime and explore the impact of the UN charter, the Universal Declaration, and various multilateral and regional human rights treaties and regimes on the behavior of nations today. Using cases from the ME, Europe, US, and international courts, the course will the focus on ethical issues in human rights. Topics will include political repression, informed consent, and human rights. Law can be used to promote human rights. IAF 699 Thesis; 6 cr. The thesis involves the application of research methods to a significant topic of current relevance to the spheres of international affairs and diplomacy. The project involves the incorporation of the student’s hypotheses, methods of testing, test results, and conclusion in a sound, written report available to later researchers. THE DEGREE OF MASTER OF ARTS IN INTERNATIONAL AFFAIRS AND DIPLOMACY - INTERNATIONAL LAW EMPHASIS Mission The mission of the Master of Arts in International Affairs and Diplomacy is to provide advanced university training in the broad academic field of international affairs and diplomacy, and to graduate highly specialized students and equip them with theoretical and practical training that will prepare them for a multitude career options, locally, regionally, and internationally. The MA also aims to graduate researchers who are able to pursue doctoral studies. Program Educational Objectives In an increasingly interactive world influenced by state and nonstate actors in which governments, peoples, and large varieties of organizations and multinational corporations interact on a daily basis through an enormity of contracts, regulations, laws, and procedures, it has become necessary that higher educational institutions stress in their academic curricula the importance of International Law. This concentration in International Law helps students understand the basic different legal systems applied in international relations and the role of International Law in International Affairs. MASTER DEGRE Learning Outcomes Candid